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How to drive a manual transmission

How to drive a manual transmission. David Lamparello Student PSU H azleton. Manual driving is preferred in racing. Did you know? . It is preferred in racing Can control the gear you are in Always keep the car in the power band Usually have stage 2 or higher clutches

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How to drive a manual transmission

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  1. How to drive a manual transmission David Lamparello Student PSU Hazleton

  2. Manual driving is preferred in racing. Did you know? • It is preferred in racing • Can control the gear you are in • Always keep the car in the power band • Usually have stage 2 or higher clutches • More reliable than a torque converter • Heavier about 150 pounds • Lose 20% of power Source: drivingfast.net

  3. Importance of manual driving skills • Going to other countries and renting a car might be a problem • 10% of cars in the US is a manual (Drivingfast.net) • Not for everyone, good multi-tasker • Can convert to other vehicles • Source for graph: • Drivingfast.net

  4. What you’re going to learn from this presentation: • 1st easy how it works • 2nd easy how to drive it • 3rd easy on your pocket Source for graph: Drivingfast.net

  5. How a manual works • 3 Petals • The manual trans has an extra petal • A clutch engages the trans to the engine • Different types of clutches • Different tranny’s

  6. How to drive a manual • Push in the clutch and put in 1st gear • Next bump the accelerator • Once you achieve the higher rpm let out the clutch until you feel the engine engage • When you feel the engine engage let it out slowly until the engine is fully engaged • When you get moving change to higher gear • To change gear rev match • To slow down, downshift (heel,toe)

  7. Easy on your pocket • When it comes to cost, a manual drive transmission car is cheaper than the automatic.

  8. Questions • David Lamparello • Dwl5225@psu.edu

  9. Cited sources • Alanquarendon. "ClutchDemo." YouTube. YouTube, 08 July 2006. Web. 07 Oct. 2012. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQP1ZnPp91c>. • "Heel and Toe Shifting." Heel & Toe Shifting. N.p., n.d. Web. 07 Oct. 2012. <http://www.drivingfast.net/car-control/heel-toe-shifting.htm>. • "How to Drive Manual." WikiHow. N.p., n.d. Web. 07 Oct. 2012. <http://www.wikihow.com/Drive-Manual>. • "Team Integra Forums - Team Integra." Team Integra Forums - Team Integra. N.p., n.d. Web. 07 Oct. 2012. <http://www.team-integra.net/forum/14-performance/161285-whats-stage-2-clutch-feel-like.html>. • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4Qi7dlYKx0&feature=endscreen

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